Knife guide



Patented Dec. 25, 1%23.

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GUSTAV WTLLRINGHAUS, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE E.NEUI'FTANN HARDWARE 00., A CORPORATION OF NEXV JERSEY.

TRUNK CATCH on rasrnnnn.

Application filed. November To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAV VIILPING- runs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and 5 State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TrunkCatches or Fasteners; and I' do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tocharacters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecifica tion.

This invention relates, generally, to improvements in that class ofcatches or fasteners for use with trunks, suitcases, and the like; and,the present invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel trunkor suitcase catch or fastener provided with a simply constructed andpositively acting lever-operated mechanism for bringing the two mainmembers of the fastener or catch,

one of which is secured to the body of the trunk or other container, andthe other one of which is secured to the lid of the trunk or othercontainer, firmly and securely into their locked relation, or forreadily releasing the engaged elements of the catch orfastener-mechanism, when it is desired to raise the lid. 7

The present invention, therefore, has for its principal object toprovide a novel and simplyconstructed, as well as a quickly and.

readily operated catch or fastener-mechanism for attachment to and usedwith the bodies and lidsof trunks, suitcases, and other containers, andat the same time providing a strong andan efiiciently operating meansfor bringing and-retaining the usual holding or retaining loop in apositively fixed closing relation, so as to guard against any accidentalseparation of the closed members, and against any accidental opening ofthe lid when shut down upon'the body of the trunk, or the like.

Other objects of the-present invention not at this time-moreparticularly enumerated,

will beclearly'understood from the :follow- "ing detailed descriptionofthe present .invention.

With the various objects of. the present 'rinvention in view, the saidinvention con- -sists',primarily, in the novel catch or'fas- 15, 1921.Serial No. 515,393.

tener for trunks, suitcases, and other containers; and, the saidinvention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements andcombinations of the several devices and parts, all of which will be morefully described in the following specification, and then finallyembodied in the clauses of the claims, which are appended to and whichform an essential part of the saidspecification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a front elevation of a trunk or suitcase catch orfastener, showing one embodiment of the principles of the presentinvention, the main parts of the device being represented in theirlocked relation; and Figure 2 is a similar view of the said catch orfastener, with the main parts of the device shown in their disengagedrelation.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the device represented in said Figure 1;and Figure 4 is a central vertical sectional representation of the same.

Figure 5 is a front elevation of a modified construction of trunk orsuitcase catch or fastener embodying the principles. of. the presentinvention, said view showing the main actuating parts of the mechanismin their engaged positions.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the said abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referringnow to the several figures of the drawings, thereference-characters 1 and 2 indicatethe respective main body-members ofa trunk-catch or fastener, which members may be of any desired marginalconfiguration, the member 1 being provided with a series of suitablydisposed nail-receiving holes 3 for attachment of said member to thebody of a trunk, suitcase, or other container. and the member 2 beinglikewise provided with a series of nail-receiving holes, as i, for itsattachment to the lid or cover of the said body, in the manner usualwith such catches or fasteners for trunks suitcases, and the like. Asshown, the main body-member 1v has suitably disposed and secured uponits outer face a suitably constructed shell or enlargement, as 5, whichis preferably hollow and is open at its upper end-portion 6, for thereception of a. guide-lug or projection 7, extending in a downwarddirection from the lower marginal edge of the said body-mem- PatentedDec. 25, 1923.

ih lddfitii WILLIAM ANOE WOOCDIN, F ALBANY, GEORGIA.

KNIFE GUIDE.

Application filed June 21, 1922. Serial No. 569,774.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. WooDIN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Albany, in the county ofDougherty and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Knife Guides, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in knife guides and moreparticularly to a device of this character adapted for attachment to theblade of a knife.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will be very rigid when in applied position and whichwill permit of ready adjustment of the knife to cut a desired thickness.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is extremely simple in its construction and arrangementand which accordingly may be very cheaply manufactured.

These and other objects I accomplish by 5 the construction andarrangement shown in the accompanying drawings wherein for the purposeof illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention andwherein like reference characters designate so like parts throughout.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a knife holderconstructed in accordance with my invention showing the knife inposition therein; 7

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view thereof; and

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral indicates aplate which is of greater width but of substantially the same length asthe blade 11 of the knife with which it is to be employed. Extendingsubstantially at right angles to the upper edge of the plate 10, or thatedge thereof adapted to be disposed at the back of the knife blade 11,are flanges 12, the ends of which are turned downwardly in spacedrelation to the plate 10. These flanges are disposed at opposite ends ofthe plate 10 and accordingly expose therebetween the major portion ofthe blade 11. Through the portions of the flanges 12 paralleling theplate 10 and through the plate 10 are formed aligned pairs of openings13 through each which extends an adjusting thumb screw 14, the inner orengaging end of which is adapted for engagement with the blade 11. Itwill readily be seen that by adjusting the screws 14 within the openings13 the blade 11 may be adjusted toward and away from the plate 10 to cuta thick or thin slice,

as may be desired. As substantially the major portion of the blade 11 isexposed be tween the flanges 12 of the plate 10, the slice formed maypass between the blade 11 and the plate 10, allowing a fairly longcarving or cutting stroke.

The lower edge of the plate 10, since this plate is of greater widththan the blade 11, will naturally project below the cutting edge of theblade 11 and engage against the face of the material from which the cutis being made.

service.

It will furthermore be obvious that this construction is capable of somechange and modification without departing from the spirit of myinvention and I accordingly do not limit myself thereto except ashereinafter claimed.

1 claim l. A knife gauge comprising a plate of substantially the samelength as the blade with which it is adapted to coact, said plate beingprovided at one side and at the ends thereof with integral flangesparallel therewith, and adjustable engaging means carried by the plateand said flanges therebetween the blade of a for engaging knife to holdthe same in adjusted position.

.2. A knife substantially gauge comprising a plate of the same lengththe blade with which it is adapted to coact, said plate being providedat one side and at the ends thereof with integral flanges parallel therewith, and engaging means carried by the plate and said flanges forengaging the blade of a. knife to hold the same in adjusted position,said flanges being disposed at the ends of said plate,

ing thumb screws disposedin aligned openings formed in the plate andflanges.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

WILLIAM AN OR WOODIN.

said engaging means compris-

